Indian Gov’t Puts Safeguard Duty on Hold Updated On Tue, Aug 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy The safeguard duty which was brought into effect on July 30, 2018 in order to protect interest of domestic solar manufacturers was awaiting clearance from Orissa High Court after solar player ACME Group filed a writ petition against the safeguard duty on imports. In a relief to the domestic solar developers, Finance Ministry has issued […] Read more
Chennai Central to go Greener Than Ever Updated On Mon, Aug 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Chennai central station has been marked green for its capacity to recycle water, produce its 7 percent of electricity requirement from solar panels and waste management. After getting ‘Green Building’ certification for its main Chennai central railway station, the Chennai Division of Southern Railways is now mulling to reapply for the higher ranking like […] Read more
Mumbai Citizens to Pay Tata Power Bill at Vodafone Mini Stores Updated On Mon, Aug 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Tata Power consumers will have the option of paying electricity bills through Vodafone’s M-Pesa e-wallet. In a bid to enhance its application of innovation and technology in providing value added benefits to its customers, Tata Power has partnered with Vodafone to facilitate electricity bill payments at Vodafone Mini stores. Tata Power consumers will have […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Pushpendra Singh, Managing Director, LEONI Cable Solutions (India) Pvt Ltd Updated On Mon, Aug 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Your operations are in 31 countries across the globe, what prompted you to start your manufacturing operations in India? LEONI has been present in India for some time now. The Indian Manufacturing for Industrial Products started in 2013, with Refinery Projects like Reliance being a loyal customer. Since 2014-15 onwards India has been one […] Read more
NTPC asserts Additional Tariff for Bid Resubmission for 2GW Project Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy Pre-qualified developers for NTPC tender show their concern about whether they would be allowed to pass on the incremental tariff because of the safeguard duty to distribution companies. Feeding the impacts of the safeguard duty on imports, state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has asked the pre-qualified bidders of 2GW solar power project to resubmit […] Read more
India’s Energy deficit Shrinks to less than 1% in 2018: NITI Ayog Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy Cumulative installed capacity has nearly doubled, from 35.5 GW in 2013-14 to about 70 GW in 2017-18. The installed power generation capacity in India has risen to 344 GW and its energy deficit, which stood at over 4 per cent in 2014, has shrunk to less than one per cent in 2018, an official release said. NITI […] Read more
Rural Electrification- Another Feather in India’s Cap Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy After India took over driver’s seat and successfully parks the car of International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit in March this year, Asia’s third largest economy continued its rollercoaster ride in April too, and once again scripted history by hitting the target of electrifying all villages ahead of the deadline. In 2014, when Narendra Modi chaired […] Read more
PM Modi Audited Execution of Energy and Mining Sector Programs Updated On Wed, Aug 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The PM Modi review meeting lasted for two hours and was attended by top officials from infrastructure-related Ministries, NITI Aayog, and PMO. In order to assure the credibility of energy and mining sector, PM Modi reviewed key infrastructure sectors of power, renewable energy, petroleum and natural gas, coal, and mining. The review meeting lasting for two […] Read more
Poland Passes Amendment to Back Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, Aug 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Waiting for the president’s assent, the amendment aims at reducing the carbon footprint for the country which is heavily dependent on fossil fuel energy. Giving support to the use of clean energy, upper house of the Polish parliament passed an amendment to encourage more investment in Poland renewable energy. Waiting for the president’s assent, the […] Read more
